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Lars Nootbaar and Shohei Ohtani bond from WBC, possibly to benefit of Cardinals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

MIAMI - Lars Nootbaar returned to St. Louis Cardinals spring camp Thursday not only with a World Baseball Classic title, but a friendship that has some holding hope the franchise could eventually land a baseball sensation. Nootbaar and Team Japan capped a perfect run in the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory Tuesday over the United States for their third tournament championship.The Cardinals' outfielder jump-started and extended many rallies in Japan's latest run, driving in four runs, scoring seven times and enjoying a .424 OBP. Nootbaar also drove in an early go-ahead run in the WBC Final to give Japan a lead they would not relinquish. RELATED - Adam Wainwright expected to start 2023 season on IL Nootbaar, one of few MLB players on Team Japan, took advantage of the spotlight and built an intriguing bond in the process. Highlights throughout the tournament show Nootbaar sharing laughs and celebrating accomplishments with phenom Shohei Ohtani, one of few pl...

St. Louis restaurant trolls burglars after failed break-in

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Restaurant burglars came up empty in University City and end up getting punked in a new video on social media.Surveillance video shows three suspects breaking the front door glass of Diego’s Cantina just before 12:30 a.m. on March 14, hopping over the bar, and rifling through everything in an apparent search for cash.The restaurant’s owners are now using that surveillance video to send a message right back to the criminals, adding a few touches of their own, including music from the song, “Notorious Thugs,” and super-sarcastic captions like, “Nope – we don’t keep cash in our drawer.” The video highlights $2 the burglars left behind on the floor with the caption, “Oh wait, you missed $2.” Top story: St. Louis car wash customers upset over monthly bills “$2 fell out. I guess it was leftover tips from someone or some extra change. It was just on the ground,” said Natasha Kwan, who owns the restaurant with her husband. “They didn’t even see it. That was so funny...

“South Park” characters reopen a historic Colorado restaurant in new episode … but not the one you’re thinking

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

On the new episode of “South Park,” which aired Wednesday night, Cartman and Kenny decide to renovate and reopen a historic Colorado restaurant – “a place where people from all over Colorado would come and see!” Cartman gushes.The plot sounds a lot like what’s happening in the real lives of the show’s creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who purchased famed eatertainment venue Casa Bonita in 2021 and are on the precipice of its grand reopening in May.The episode, however, isn’t about Casa Bonita. Instead, Cartman has the genius idea to reimagine the place he and his mom have been living for several seasons now: The Coney Island Hotdog stand, based not so subtly on the sausage-and-bun-shaped Coney Island Boardwalk restaurant in Bailey.Last year, Stone and Parker told The Denver Post they had considered saving the Coney Island Boardwalk the same way they did Casa Bonita, but “we just can’t take on another broken restaurant project right now.”Still, that didn’t stop the duo from living...

How Sean Payton convinced Samaje Perine to join Broncos, embrace backfield partnership with Javonte Williams

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

When the NFL’s legal tampering period opened March 13, the Broncos went right to work by signing a pair of high-profile offensive lineman and four other players over the course of the day.Also on head coach Sean Payton’s to-do list: Convince Samaje Perine to come to Denver.Payton, hired in February as the Broncos’ new head man, put forth a convincing pitch. Perine agreed the next day to a two-year deal worth up to $7.5 million and explained to The Post this week why he thought it was “the right time for me branch out and try to establish myself somewhere else,” after four seasons in Cincinnati.“What it came down to, really, was how up front Denver was with me as far as playing time and what Coach Payton wants to do with me, personally, and what he wants to do as an offense,” Perine said Thursday, adding he heard from several teams when he hit free agency. “The first time I talked with Coach Payton when everything opened up — that first day — the thing he really emphasize...

2 seriously hurt as Sun Valley apartment complex burns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

An apartment building fire sent a column of dark smoke into the Sun Valley sky Thursday, leaving at least two people with serious injuries.The fire was reported about 11:45 a.m., and firefighters were dispatched to the 7700 block of Lankershim Boulevard to fight the blaze in a four-story, garden-style apartment building, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Aerial footage from Sky5 showed that the smoke was emanating from a third-floor unit, though the LAFD later said the blaze was on the second floor, then spread to the third.More than 80 firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in just over half an hour, but two people sustained serious burns, the department said. Firefighters are checking to see if there are any further injuries, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Important Conversations about Sex and Intimacy with Simone Farschi, Founder of The Pleasure Plus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

In recent years, there has been an increase in societal conversations about sex education, gender expression and norms, body positivity, and consent. The internet and social media have democratized access to resources about topics previously considered taboo and inappropriate. This access has allowed individuals to educate themselves and learn from the experiences of others, opening up conversations about these issues. Younger generations have also played a significant role in driving these conversations forward as they are often more open and accepting of diverse gender and sexual identities.Despite the progress, an authentic and elevated conversation around sex education can still be challenging for many people due to prevailing norms and stigmas. Open conversations about the nuances of sex education are necessary to help demystify taboos, promote safety, and set the foundation for a healthy and fulfilling sex life. To this point, there is a growing movement of holistic sex and in...

Man Fatally Struck in Pedestrian Crash on Taylor Street [Vista, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

Pedestrian Versus Vehicle Collision near Cresthaven Drive Resulted in FatalityVISTA, CA (March 23, 2023) – Friday evening, one person was pronounced dead following a pedestrian crash on Taylor Street.The deadly accident happened around 8:00 p.m. at the intersection near Cresthaven Drive in the city of Vista, per initial reports.According to the investigators, a westbound Ford Escape on Taylor Street hit a pedestrian crossing east of the intersection.Paramedics transported the male patient to a hospital where he tragically succumbed to his injuries. At this time, authorities have not made his name public, pending notification of his next of kin.Meanwhile, the involved Ford driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the authorities.Furthermore, a large portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.The Vista Sheriff’s Station’s Traffic Division is asking anyone with additional information about the crash to contact Crime Stoppe...

Man Pronounced Dead, Four Others Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash on Florin Road [Sacramento, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

Double SUV Collision near Stockton Boulevard Left 20-Year-Old Man Dead and 4 InjuredSACRAMENTO, CA (March 23, 2023) – Early Saturday morning, one person was killed and another four suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Florin Road.Firefighters from Sacramento Metro Fire responded to the incident around 3:36 p.m. near Stockton Boulevard.Upon arrival, units discovered two vehicles with significant damages. Crews treated at least five victims, four of which were transported to local trauma centers.According to Metro Fire, two people suffered major injuries, and two with minor injuries.Unfortunately, one of the victims was declared dead at the scene. Authorities only identified the deceased victim as a 20-year-old man.Later, the CHP learned that the deceased driver was moving across lanes on his 1994 Nissan while attempting to enter a parking lot. However, the driver did not obey the right of way and collided with a 2007 Hyundai.Officials determined the injured victims occup...

You Can’t Enforce Away Legal Cannabis Problems

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

Cannabis operators have faced the short end of the stick time and time again in the legal marketplace, but leaning back on the Drug War tactics of prohibition is never the answer. The plague of operators who have never smoked heat in their lives bashing people who never got the shot they wanted in the marketplace continues to grow. Most of the time, the people taking these shots at the traditional underground market are well-funded operators. They use “enforcement of the law” as a catch-all phrase to narc on the streets from state to state. The lack of enforcement, as they see it, is the root of their headaches. This is regardless of their product quality. It’s a lot easier to blame someone else to your investors. Those who have been participating in cannabis markets the longest have become the target of that ire. In the worst circumstances, they’d try and convince you all the cannabis grown outside of the legal marketplace is loaded with pesticides that will kill you and sold to yo...

Dimness of BART station called a factor in fatal dragging of passenger

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:09:12 GMT

The dimness of BART’s Powell Street station was cited by investigators into the dragging death of a passenger after a train car’s doors closed on her dog’s leash.Though surveillance video confirmed the operator performed the required “look-back procedure” before the train left the San Francisco station, he did not see the passenger struggling with the railcar doors 611 feet behind him, said the report issued Feb. 28 by the National Transportation Safety Board.In the incident on Sept. 13, 2021, a 41-year-old San Francisco woman suffered fatal injuries when she was dragged along the platform and hit the gate at its end.The woman and her leashed dog had boarded the ninth of 10 cars of a Dublin-bound train at 3:13 p.m. The leash was clipped to her backpack. The woman then stepped back out of the car — witnesses said she was apparently waving to someone on the platform — and the dog remained inside.When the doors closed on the leash and the train...